I was talking with a friend of mine, and the topic of SEO came up (imagine that). He said he wondered how many SEOs there were in the world. I thought for a moment, and said it was hard to say exactly, but there were certainly at least 97 million that speak English. His mouth fell open in disbelief, and he said he was certain that it couldn’t be even a fraction of that number. I explained my logic, thus:

[wp_cycle]We all expect the rules to change periodically… that goes with the territory. If the goalposts didn’t get moved once in a while, the optimization game wouldn’t be nearly as much fun, right?

And to be fair, it’s perfectly natural that the rules change. The internet is still relatively young… very much in its formative stages. What used to work wonders, is no longer as effective. Some things are discounted totally. Other techniques, that were once commonplace, are now penalized.

I’ve seen a lot of blogs… who hasn’t, right? But once in a while, I’m particularly taken with the appearance, functionality, content or writing style of one, and it makes a lasting impression.

This post is somewhat of a tribute to a few bloggers who, in my opinion, have set the bar high in terms of content. As a perpetual student of SEO, I never stop reading, and hopefully, learning. So these are some of my daily intakes, in order to never stop learning. [Read more…]

WordPress™ is becoming more and more popular every day, not only as a blogging platform, but also as a CMS for standard site builds. Personally, I LOVE it! In customizing your site, you’re going to use a number of plug-ins and widgets, so I thought I’d offer my suggestions.

Here are 11 WordPress™ plug-ins that I highly recommend, most of which are beneficial for either application.

Much has been written about this new Google “feature”, and a number of concerns have been expressed. Some have praised it, some have damned it. One even claimed it was the harbinger of SEO’s death (you won’t be getting a link from me on THAT one, Steve!). [Read more…]